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i think jon and i are arguing the flipside of, arguing the opposite side of the coin but i don't think we are in disagreement at all. >> we have time for one more question. in the back in the red sweater. >> i'm curious to your answer, we have members of the supreme court today that feel they should rule their decisions on what the people were thinking at the time of the constitution being written. now, where'd you come down on something like that? [applause] >> you give me a pointer to the supreme court, i'd be happy to set them straight. [laughter] look, the question of original intent is one that historians by and large reject. i'm also a lawyer so i don't rejected quite as quickly as historians do. what the supreme court has said again and again, this is interesting, important and interesting, the one provision of the constitution that should be bounded by its history is the first amendment. you see that over and over again in the supreme court cases. so even the members of the court to reject the notion of original intent in most areas really focus on it in the first amendment. we
i think jon and i are arguing the flipside of, arguing the opposite side of the coin but i don't think we are in disagreement at all. >> we have time for one more question. in the back in the red sweater. >> i'm curious to your answer, we have members of the supreme court today that feel they should rule their decisions on what the people were thinking at the time of the constitution being written. now, where'd you come down on something like that? [applause] >> you give me a...
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tonight's conversation is a tie jon meacham, executive editor and vice president ran an vice president random house conifer editor of "newsweek" and pulitzer prize-winning author and commentator on politics history of religious faith in?gg america.?g?g?g7g?g he is editor at large at wnet?gg public media and contributor to the pbs television newsmagazine. after their conversation, love the opportunity to ask questions presents a recording to its presentation, you have to ask questions from the microphone hereççççç [applause] >> thank you love very much.x thank you to the tenement museum who has been a relativelyyy short-lived become an important part of the fabric of the city. you hear a lot even in the american south, where i come from. a deeply researched and engage in a written account of her own family, which is not always an easy thing to do. and they want to start with some specific questions and then we're going to read a couple of things. then they will be a little socialist jeopardy to keep her going. but will start with why this book now? >> this book is, as you c
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we'll see mitt romney and jon huntsman marching in this parade. guess who is going to be in new hampshire later tonight, as well? herman caine, running for new hampshire. meanwhile, in iowa, you've got bachmann, gingerich and sanatorium. it is a busy day on the campaign trail. back to you. >> thanks so much. that does it for us on this fourth of july. hope you're enjoying your barbecues, your fireworks, anything that you might do. i know suzanne is getting ready after the show to have a holiday weekend. i'm going to have a little barbecue, of course. it
we'll see mitt romney and jon huntsman marching in this parade. guess who is going to be in new hampshire later tonight, as well? herman caine, running for new hampshire. meanwhile, in iowa, you've got bachmann, gingerich and sanatorium. it is a busy day on the campaign trail. back to you. >> thanks so much. that does it for us on this fourth of july. hope you're enjoying your barbecues, your fireworks, anything that you might do. i know suzanne is getting ready after the show to have a...